Cover for baking pans



Sept. 30, 1941. v vA. L. LANGEL COVER .FOR BAKING PANs Filed sept. 15, l1939 Patented Sept. 30, 41941 u `.arsaics f CovREoRBAKING FANS;

l invention relates to covers for bakingr Dans and= particularlyrto covers for multiple unitpans suchj-as are employed forjbaking sandwich bread inconnectionnwith which it is preferable that the loaves be substantially square inl cross section. For obtaining thisresult a` cogveris'provided of a A 4Adrien L. Triangel, Chicago, Ill.,lassignor Yto,V hiy cago Metallic" Manufacturing Company, Chicago, Ill., a corporation of Illinois 1 Application september 15, 1939, serial No. 295,022

size adapted to fit about the sides and ends of the several pans and of such' weight that'the coverj normally pressesdownwardly with a substantial degree of pressure so as to limit the upward ex pansion of the loaves and to cause the loaf as a whole to be effectively squared during the. expansion of the baking operation. In the arrangement shown, a cover of this type is .provided with a lining of tin plate or the like whose inner surface is roughened so as to cause a substantially stippled effect on the top face of the loaf of bread. It is one of the `objects of this invention to provide an improved construction of attaching means for securing the lining in position in the cover member, the arrangement as shown in the drawing comprising a, plurality of ferrules secured in position yabout vent openings through the cover opposite to the points between the several pans.

It is another object of this invention to improve devices of this type in sundry details hereinafter pointed out. The preferred means by which the several objects have been attained are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the improved structure;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on an enlarged scale at the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; `and Fig. 3 is a face view of a fragmentary portion of the lining of the cover.

Referring now to the several figures of the drawing in which corresponding parts -are indicated by the same reference characters, I indicates a heavy metal band in the form of a ring adapted to t loosely about the top of a multiple pan unit such as that shown in Fig. l comprising the pans II, I2 and I3 rigidly connected together in any suitable manner. Upon the band I0 a lining I4 formed of a piece of tin plate or the like is placed in position with an outwardly facing shoulder at I4a opposite to the upper edge portion of the band and with anges I5 at its sides extending downwardly on the outer face of the band as shown in Fig. 2. The lining I4 is provided with a series of projections I6 pressed therein, such projections being irregular in shape such as might be provided by the use of a rounded punch used indiscriminately over the whole surface. l l. i

Above thelining I4 a cover member I1 of heavy sheet metal is mounted in position, having its side portions I8 turned downwardly about the band and thence upwardly at I9.

Asis clearlyshown inV Fig. 2 the cover member is provided with a downwardly open lgroove I'Ia 4pressed therein in `positionnto` receive the upper edges of the bandi I0 andthe upwardly extending portions of the cover member at I9. The arrangement is such that the shoulder portion I4a of the lining is gripped tightly between the band and the inside wall of the groove I'Ia.

Opposite to the intervals between successive pans I I I2 and I3, openings are provided at 20 through both the lining I4 and the cover member I1 in position to act as vents for permitting the required free circulation of the hot air and other gases during a baking operation. Through the openings 2D ferrules 2I are positioned, being formed of sheet metal pressed into the form of oblong sleeves adapted to lbe pressed smoothly into engagement with the opposite faces of the metal .parts about the openings 20 as is best indicated in Fig. 2. As is clearly shown in Fig. 2, the top flanges 22 ofthe ferrules are curled under as well as being flattened down smoothly, serving thus to protect the h-ands of the user from being cut yby the metal edges of either the cover or the ferrule.

With the cover I'I in position upon a series of pans in which loaves are being baked, the dough in expanding is brought into contact with the comparatively heavy -cover I'l by which it is caused to conform to the desired square formation. The engagement of the projections I6 on the lining I4 with the loaf gives the upper face of the loaf substantially a stippled effect without detracting in any way from the baking operation or the qualities of the bread. With the openings 20 in position at points corresponding with the spaces between the several pans of the structure, the circulation of the air and gases is not interfered with yand a normal baking operation is accordingly insured.

By the use of the stippling in the lining member I4, the tendency for a loaf to stick to the cover is very greatly reduced. The presence of the projections I6 also enables the hot gases to escape more readily so as to encourage even baking. Moreover, the cover is much more sanitary than the prior devices having linings made of wire screening, in that the stippled metal does not have any crevices or other openings having Y square or undercut walls which would be likely to gather and retain dough particles or other foreign matter.

While the form and arrangement of the parts as shown in the drawing and as above described are preferred, the invention is not to be limited to such form and arrangement except so far as the claims may be so limited, it being understood that changes might well be made in theconstruction without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim: u

1. In a cover for a baking pan, the combination of a heavy band of metal adapted to lnt loosely around the pan structure at the top, a lining for said cover in the form offa Isheet of metal extending over the band soras to rest thereon, an-d a heavy sheet of metal extending 'A as to hold said lining rmly in position.

3. Ina cover for a baking pan, the combina- `-tion of aheavyband of metal adapted tort across the top face of said lining with its side y portions turned downwardly about said band and with a downwardly open Agroove pressed in the heavy sheet in position to receive the upper edge of the band so as to grip firmly a portion ofthe lining between the bandl `andl the side wall of the groove.

2. In a cover for abaking pan, the combination of a heavy band' of metal ,adapted to fit loosely' around the pan structure at the top, a lining for saidcover in the form of a sheet of metal extending over the band so as to rest therelooselyabout a panstructure at the top, a lining for said cover in the form of a sheet of metal fresting on said band and having downwardly extending projectionsof irregular shape pressed therein at irregular intervals, and a second sheet of metal extending across on top of said lining with its edge portions rolled about said band so asv Ato provide a downwardly Vopen groove into which the edgeA loi the band extends for holding the parts rigidly in position, said cover being adapted Yto square the top face Vof a loaf baked in said pan and 4said projections serving to give an irregular stippled effect tothe top face of the loaf. ADRIEN L. LANGEL. 

